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This
close-up view of Mount Jefferson, taken from Park Ridge, reveals
the extensive layers of glacier and ice that cover the north
side of the peak. The Whitewater Glacier is on the east (left)
shoulder of the peak, and is the largest on the mountain. The
Jefferson Park Glacer is on the north (right) side in this view,
and features the most spectacular icefalls and crevasses on the
mountain. The summit of Mount Jefferson is the high pinnacle
on the left. Because Jefferson includes both a steep ice climb
and even steeper rock climb of the summit pinnacle, climbers
consider it to be the most difficult ascent in the High Cascades. |
